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I am new to this hobby. I understood that the dead center in the tail stock was not supposed to rotate. Mine seems to have a bearing and rotates very smoothly. Is this a problem ?
I am new to this hobby. I understood that the dead center in the tail stock was not supposed to rotate. Mine seems to have a bearing and rotates very smoothly. Is this a problem ?
Dead centers should not rotate!I am new to this hobby. I understood that the dead center in the tail stock was not supposed to rotate. Mine seems to have a bearing and rotates very smoothly. Is this a problem ?
What you have there is a live center.
And as others have suggested, get thee over to
The Hobby-Machinist
You will receive more help and less ridicule.
This forum is geared to professionals in the trade.
Are you saying it is fine if the dead center rotates ?
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